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Open Press Events

Secretary of Defense

Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Deputy Secretary of Defense

Kathleen H. Hicks

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Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Army Gen.Mark A. Milley

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Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Navy Adm.Christopher W. Grady

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Additional Open Press Events

Army Lt. Gen. Robert A. Rasch Jr., director, Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (10 a.m. EDT); Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu (7:30 p.m. EDT); and other senior officials speak, at the in-person and virtual Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama. Register at smdsymposium.org/attendee.

Missile Defense Agency Executive Director Laura DeSimone speaks at 3 p.m. EDT at a Defense News webcast on space and missile defense at events.defensenews.com/smd-debrief2023.